Identification of Growth Strata: New Insights From Anisotropy Corrected Paleomagnetic Data

Autor: Xinxin Sun, Yabo Tong, Zhenyu Yang, Junling Pei, Zijian Zhang, Lifu Hou
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Geophysical Research Letters, Vol 50, Iss 21, Pp n/a-n/a (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1944-8007
0094-8276
DOI: 10.1029/2023GL105625
Popis: Abstract Growth strata are important for understanding regional tectonic evolution. However, it is difficult to identify growth strata in the field, because of subsequent intensive modification and erosion. To address this problem, we studied two paleomagnetic sections at the stable deposition setting and the growth end of the Miocene growth strata of the Gengma Basin. Average inclinations of the two sections show a systematic deviation of 4.7° ± 5.2°. The anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility results for the growth end of the section A demonstrate a sedimentary fabric. However, the tilt‐corrected K3 axis deviates to the southwest from the normal direction of the bedding by 5.4° ± 3.8°, the magnetic foliation deviates to the equatorial plane by 5.3° ± 4.7°. The K3 axis is perpendicular to the bedding at the stable deposition setting. The deviation of the K3 axis from the normal direction of bedding is interpreted as the growth angle, which can be used to correct the paleomagnetic inclination data.
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